In the Fall of 2019, Stefanie Torossian joined CIANA’s team as a Communications Intern. Stefanie made a significant portion of CIANA’s graph

Mohamed Alharbi, a senior at SUNY New Paltz. Photo: Rozina Zeidan. Both this fall and last, CIANA has hosted interns from the SUNY Global Engagement Program, where college students complete an internship at a global-oriented organization while completing coursework related to international politics. Mohamed Alharbi, our case management intern this fall, participated in the GEP, where he worked directly with clients from his first day and engaged with our many Arabic-speaking

From October through December 2019, Caitlin Smith interned at CIANA in our Development department. She helped with our fundraising campaigns and political outreach, and also helped develop connections within the broader community. Caitlin spoke with our VISTA, Micah Dicker, about her time at CIANA. Micah Dicker: How did you decide to intern here at CIANA? Caitlin Smith: Being out of college and thinking about what’s next, I guess I was considering how I want to utilize my edu

On Friday, October 25, CIANA said goodbye to Maria Eliades, our Director of Development and Communications. Having originally started out at

What attracted Kaoutar Afif, a Summer 2019 Development Intern, to CIANA was location. The Roosevelt Island native grew up coming to Astoria